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What is the range of the Richter scale?

  1. 1 to 100

  2. 1 to 50

  3. 1 to 10

  4. 1 to 5
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Explanation

The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale ranging from 0 to 10 that measures the magnitude of earthquakes based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded by seismographs. Each whole number increase represents a tenfold increase in measured amplitude and approximately 31.6 times more energy release. Earthquakes below 2.0 are rarely felt, while those above 7.0 cause major damage.

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